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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FloQast

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    FloQast offers their financial close software to streamline accounting month end close, simply providing automation around reconciliation and eliminating human error, and visibility via a close status dashboard, as well as providing a complete audit trail.N/A

    Pigment

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/APigment is an enterprise-grade business planning platform that provides users with a 360° view of the business, updates its financial models in real-time, and allows users to run what-if scenarios at the click of a button. Pigment aims to enable FP&A and revenue teams to improve cross-functional collaboration, increase internal efficiency, and align financial and operational plans, all while scaling reporting and data management.N/A
    Pricing
    FloQastPigment
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FloQastPigment
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
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    Community Pulse
    FloQastPigment
    Considered Both Products
    FloQast
    Chose FloQast
    First time in industry so I've not used other similar tools.
    Incentivized
    Pigment
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    151 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    135 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    150 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    102 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    FloQastPigment
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    7.6
    128 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pigment
    6.8
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Financial data consolidation7.277 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports7.957 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Multi-currency management4.440 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails9.793 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    Customizable Workflows8.6108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.64 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    7.8
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    7.3
    5 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings9.47 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of FloQast and Pigment
    Feature
    FloQast
    -
    Ratings
    Pigment
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FloQastPigment
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    BlackLine
    Score8.9 out of 10
    IBM Planning Analytics
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    BlackLine
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FloQastPigment
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (155 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    5.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FloQastPigment
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FloQast
    I used another vendor for close management before, and comparing the two, FloQast is easier to use and the site navigation is much easier. The looks and feels of the site are more engaging and pleasant. As mentioned before in the previous question, their Journal Entry posting functionality is not suited for a company with multiple entities since it only allows you to book an entry when debits and credits are hitting the same entity
    Incentivized
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    Pigment
    Planning, financials, and even sales tracking are greatly helpful for project planning. This makes product planning easy; you can simply see what the industry is demanding and what should be produced more in coming quarters. If you have really huge data, then this sometimes crashes.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    FloQast
    • Provides a clear status of the month end close.
    • Allows us to analyze tasks by team member and reassign as needed.
    • It syncs with our ERP Netsuite to ensure balance sheet reconciliations can be tied out directly.
    • It also connects with Slack to notify users of key deadlines and changes in review status for team tasks.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pigment
    • Helping organizations assess the impacts of various business decisions effectively​
    • Seamlessly integrates with multiple data sources
    • Collaboration with other teams and teammates
    Read full review
    Cons
    FloQast
    • A setting to allow for attachments to automatically be opened within the app (Adobe, Excel, etc.) rather than as a separate tab in the browser
    • Some of our tasks are quarterly or annual so assigning a very specific date would be helpful
    • Eliminate the need of "closing" review notes. Once we change the status to Resolved, that should be sufficient. Make Resolved and Closed one and the same
    Incentivized
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    Pigment
    • Its not that stable, need some improvements in stability of the product. Gets crashed sometimes
    • There is learning curv for script as pigment have its own logic things
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    FloQast
    It has proven to enhance our procedures with closing. It is an effective tool that I would recommend to create a more efficient closing procedure and get the team more aligned. It increases the accountability among the staff and helps to keep us on task and on time. It is easy to sign into and has reminder emails for tasks that are coming up or late.
    Incentivized
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    FloQast
    FloQast is incredibly intuitive and easy to use. The only reason I don't give it a 10 is that the Flux Analysis feature is not great in terms of getting the information into the system. Once it's in, fantastic! But some work is needed
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    Pigment
    Overall most of Pigment is self-service and meant to be used by the business users. It usually doesn't require reaching out to a technical or IT resource to make changes to reports or the models we have setup.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    FloQast
    We have only noticed a slight slow down in accessing FloQast on a couple of occasions (near the beginning of a month when many people were likely trying to get online to close their books). The issue has always resolved itself with three to five minutes, so it's never been a hinderance.
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    FloQast
    FloQast's performance is great. The pages always load quickly, and reports are completed fast! I've never noticed any slowdown in our ERP from the interface with FloQast.
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    FloQast
    They are rapid in their response. If they can't immediately offer a solution, they continue to keep in contact with you to let you know where they are in resolving your issues. The staff is friendly & speaks to you in layman's terms, not so high-tech that you can't understand
    Incentivized
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    FloQast
    The FloQast team members are just so personable. FloQast has clearly done a great job hiring people who are not just good at what they do, but are also fun to work with! They have placed people in the right roles and the customer benefits from this. I have enjoyed every opportunity I've had to work with a FloQast team member on training.
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    FloQast
    The online training is good. But like all online, pre-recorded training, it is never quite as good as in-person or live training where one can ask questions or get clarification. That said, FloQast has an extensive training library and most of the time, if one finds they need help on a topic, it can be answered by going to the online training and watching appropriate recording.
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    FloQast
    Implementation occured before I started with the company (but despite the instruction to skip the question if I did not participate, the site required I put in a rating in order to move on to the next page)
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    FloQast
    At the time we picked FloQast, they were the most cost effective and easiest tool to use. Fast forward a little bit, and Numeric has come to market. I really lie Numeric to be honest and feel that their pricing is better and for that lower pricing, they include more functions. However, we continued with FloQast for ease of continuity and my team is time strapped. What that said, FloQast is great - nothing wrong with it other than it could be cheaper.
    Incentivized
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    Pigment
    Pigment has a lot of the same self-service capabilities but offers a more robust infrastructure to plan and report on more than just the financial data. It allows for more extended planning and the reporting and dashboard capabilities are very strong.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    FloQast
    I had no control over the contract
    Incentivized
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    FloQast
    We started using it with one client/customer and now use it with fourteen entities and plan to add two more in the next couple of months. It has made it possible to grow our business without hiring additional personnel. We can do more work with the same number of people
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    Pigment
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    FloQast
    • Floqast has reduced our closing schedule by roughly 15-20% of the time it took us beforehand.
    • The product has been very beneficial for us during audit time when we can easily demonstrate our control workflows on reconciliation and task approvals.
    • I can update our CFO at any point in time how we are trending towards close and can coordinate with finance as to the moment journal entries have been completed
    Incentivized
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    Pigment
    • Capacity to anticipate better (forecasting accuracy improved)
    • Single source of truth for internal and external financial KPIs
    • Agility to compare scenarios and making decisions based on that
    Incentivized
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    FloQast Screenshots

    Screenshot of the analytics that displays progress throughout the closeScreenshot of flux analysisScreenshot of reconciliations